Techradar has reviewed tons of TVs, and again and again its tech experts say that the best TV you can buy is an OLED from LG. That’s because LG’s OLED TVs deliver truly exceptional images with the deepest blacks, exceptional contrast and vivid colours too. They’re fantastic for movies, great for gaming and superb for sport – and now LG has taken its best TVs and made them even better.
The 2025 LG G5 OLED TV delivers a truly amazing cinema-at-home experience with exceptional 4K HDR viewing and immersive audio. It’s LG’s brightest OLED yet and comes with cutting-edge AI processing and flagship gaming features too.
The LG G5 is available in some truly massive sizes, but you don’t need to move house to experience TV heaven: there’s a brilliant 48-inch model too, and that particular one comes with a very sweet deal if you buy yours from John Lewis.
Why you need an LG OLED TV
Moving to OLED from a traditional LED TV is a bit like moving from VHS video to pristine 4K: OLED TVs look so much better, so much so that you’ll never want to go back to lesser TV tech. That’s because of the way OLED TVs work: each individual pixel is self-lighting, so when it’s off it’s off completely. That means blacks are completely black, not shades of grey – so you’ll never struggle to see what’s going on in dimly lit shows such as Silo, or when you’re sneaking around gloomy video game levels.
LG’s OLED TVs also offer very bright colours and exceptional contrast thanks to LG’s Brightness Booster Ultimate and Evo technologies, which together deliver a picture that’s much brighter than rival OLEDs and 40% brighter than last year’s models. That makes the G5 a great choice for daytime sporting events and for gaming too.
The LG G5 is also a superb gaming TV. PC gamers can get refresh rates up to 165Hz in 4K, and thanks to four full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 ports gamers of all kinds get a silky-smooth gaming experience with VRR and ALLM. And for the first time, the G5 comes with Xbox Game Pass cloud streaming too.
The ultimate home cinema experience
The LG G5 is powered by a cutting-edge AI processor that delivers amazing performance, and it does a really great job of upsampling lower-resolution content to make it look fantastic. That’s particularly useful for streaming classic shows that weren’t recorded in 4K, or for playing your home movies.
The LG G5 is super-smart too. It comes with LG’s acclaimed and user-friendly WebOS operating system, with Alexa voice control and all of the key streaming services built in.
The 48-inch LG G5 comes with an elegant tabletop stand, and of course you can wall-mount it if you prefer.
The best place to buy your LG TV
When you buy your LG G5 from John Lewis you’re not just getting John Lewis’s legendary customer service and attention to detail. You’re also getting a really great deal. That’s because LG has an offer exclusive to John Lewis customers: if you buy the LG OLED Evo 48″ G5 you’ll get a free LG soundbar – and if you do it between between the 18th of April and the 8th of May 2025 you’ll also get a whopping £300 cashback.
Whether you’re a movie buff, a gamer or getting ready for a summer of sport, the LG G5 will bright up your life. Click here to find out more about this incredible TV and the great deals available exclusively to John Lewis customers.
